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Mesalia concava

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Mesalia concava was named by Abbass (1967) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Eocene; Egypt.]. Its type specimen is G. 403, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. intermedia, M. marginata, M. multilineata, M. rathburni, M. shumardi, M. sphyngis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Mesalia concava Abbass p. 30 figs. pl. 5, figs. 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
subfamilyPareorinae(Finlay and Marwick 1937)
genusMesaliaGray 1847
speciesconcava

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Mesalia concava Abbass 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-18 09:55:46
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:09:05
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Egypt Mesalia concava (2961)